IT WAS reassuring the new Labour leader John Mutton kept his word and stated he would object to any building developments on green belt land (Telegraph, May 25).

I do hope, along with many other residents, that he adheres to his word and will not be overawed or cajoled by the planning department who seem to run this council.

I hope Coun Mutton, along with fellow councillors, on receipt and deliberation of the government inspector’s report, will vote against it and place the whole thing in the council’s shredding machine and stand against the planners and tell them once and for all that green belt is referred to as “perpetuity” meaning forever, and should remain so.

Planning departments are notorious for creating unacceptable schemes that we the public are supposed to enjoy and accept, while building on green belt land is one of those ideas we just do not accept.

Let us have planners from our own domain rather than commuters who give us any old rubbish then catch the train home to elsewhere leaving us to suffer their barmy ideas.